Cost? About as much as a small car. For more pics, check out his blog.

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This is the most ridiculous cable routing I’ve ever seen. Talk about dropping the ball (on the manufacturer’s part). If it’s a fully hydraulic system then there should be 90 degree elbows to eliminate that hideous mess. Take a look at the pics on the blog. It’s horrific!

lex - 01/10/12 - 5:55pm

I also drive bikes under 17lb and i drive them each more than 10 000km a year !! the light bikes israel bike is also nice but Scrub rotos don#t work so good as steel ones !!!

Mike - 01/11/12 - 3:39pm

I wouldn’t touch that bike with a 10ft. pole let alone ride it. Carbon fiber does not belong in mountain biking.

ColinS - 01/11/12 - 5:49pm

Mike, your an idiot. Carbon fiber has MORE than proved itself in mountain biking. Ask the Santa Cruz DOWNHILL team about their carbon fiber frames, hell, their carbon fiber wheels!

It’s a sick bike, I probably wouldn’t race it, but it’d be fun as hell to ride! Also, the reason the cable routing looks bad is because the bike is designed to have internal cables (with standard cables, obviously), and I’m assuming the hydraulic hoses couldn’t be internally routed.

Mike - 01/12/12 - 2:26pm

Colin, In all due respect, we’re on the same team, I won’t flame you but will respond with the fact that one crash on that bike and its off to the shop for replacement. Have you ever seen a carbon bike get side loaded? It never ends well.

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